Hopefully, this finds everyone well and that you're keeping safe and sound in these interesting times.
Following on from our round-ups in June and October, here's a current round-up of where things stand regarding the release schedule for several big movies. I'll give the usual caveat: this schedule is accurate as of today (Thursday 26th November). This is, of course, always subject to change.
- Wonder Woman 1984 - after a lot of speculation, it's been confirmed that the superhero sequel will still be in cinemas in the US on December 25th (where they are open) but will also be available via streaming service HBO Max on the same day. It's also been announced that international territories will have the film from December 16th (where possible) and China will have it in theatres in December 18th.
- Soul - Pixar's latest movie (with the voices of Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, and Angela Bassett) will also be released on December 25th via Disney+
- The star-studded Agatha Christie adaptation Death On The Nile and the Ryan Reynolds comedy Free Guy have both been removed from the schedule
- Coming 2 America: Amazon Prime has finalised acquisition of worldwide rights to Coming 2 America. The long awaited sequel to the 1988 comedy classic starring Eddie Murphy will be released to subscribers globally on March 5th 2021. The report states that the deal is worth around $125m (roughly £97m).
- Godzilla Vs. Kong: There are rumours that the monster movie crossover starring Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, and two giant CGI monsters beating seven bells out each other might forego a cinema release and go to streaming. Apparently, Netflix offered $200 million for the movie, according to in The Hollywood Reporter, though WarnerMedia blocked it and are in talks to bring the film to HBO Max. The film is slated for a cinema release on May 21st 2021.
- Dune: Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures have delayed the release of Dune, the big-budget sci-fi epic from director Denis Villeneuve. It is now slated for a cinema release on October 1st 2021
- The Matrix 4: This fourquel, directed by Lana Wachowski and starring Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss, has been moved up the schedule a few months; it will now hit screens on December 22nd 2021.
- Black Adam and Minecraft: The Movie have been removed from the schedule.
- The Batman: with the shifting of Dune to 2021, the latest iteration of the Caped Crusader has been bumped to March 4th 2022.
- Fantastic Beasts 3: This threequel will now hit screens on July 15th 2022, with Mads Mikkelsen taking the role of Gellert Grindelwald (after Johnny Depp stepped away from the franchise earlier in November)
- The Flash: Ezra Miller's speedster will now come to the screen on November 4th 2022.
- Shazam: Fury Of The Gods: this superhero sequel is now planned to be released on June 2nd 2023.
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Below is the current release schedule for the next few years; obviously all of them are due to change if circumstances continue or change.
2020
December 25 Soul (Disney+)
December 25 Wonder Woman 1984 (theatres and HBO Max)
2021
February 12 The King's Man
February 26 Everybody's Talking About Jamie
March 5 Ghostbusters: Afterlife
March 5 Coming 2 America (Amazon Prime)
April 2 No Time To Die
May 7 Black Widow
May 28 F9
June 18 In The Heights
July 2 Top Gun: Maverick
July 9 Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings
July 30 Jungle Cruise
October 1 Dune
October 15 The Last Duel
November 5 Eternals
December 10 West Side Story
December 17 Sony/Marvel Spider-Man 3
December 22 The Matrix 4
2022
February 11 Thor: Love And Thunder
March 4 The Batman
March 25 Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness
July 15 Fantastic Beasts 3
November 4 The Flash
2023
June 2 Shazam: Fury Of The Gods (Shazam 2)
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